June 11-13 Amanda & Hailey's Paris Adventure

Amanda & Hailey set off for Paris Tuesday morning at 6:20 am from Landstuhl and arrived at the Gare De L'est train station.

They had made reservations at the Peace & Love Hostel.

They had nice views from their room for 60 Euros a night and there is no curfew.  They had a private room with a sink and shower.

So they bought a one day metro ticket for 6 Euros and set off to see the sites of Paris.

Arc de Triomphe

Eiffel Tower

Amanda had really wanted to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower.  We tried to book tickets ahead of time so that they would not have to stand in line for tickets but they were sold out.

The Louvre

They were able to get right in front of the Mona Lisa.  They watched as a man went beyond the barrier and took a flash photo of the painting and then security came and took him and his camera away.

Notre Dam

Amanda bought a lock and put her name on one side and Hailey's name on the other so they could lock it on the bridge.

They saw things that they never expected to see like police officers on skates.

And they at some yummy food.

June 9, 2013 - Rhine River Cruise and Wine Tasting

Hailey had booked her and Amanda for a Rhine River cruise and wine tasting tour through the base's USO tour group.

They were only able to do half of the river cruise due to all the rain and flooding that it caused.  They had some wonderful views of villages and fields from the boat.  Then they took a bus ride to the Burg Rheinstein Museum.  The castle was built in the 13th century by the Archbishop of Mainz.  An opera singer Hermann Hecher bought the castle n 1975 to keep it out of the Hare Krishna sect.

They were all so tired on their boat ride back that they fell asleep.

Then they took a "cable car" to the Germania Monument and the Niederwald Temple.
























There was some wonderful views as they rode over the grape vineyard on their way to the top.

Niederwald Temple

Germania Monument

They ate at the Bum Grunen Kranz.  They ate schnitzel but Amanda wasn't real happy that it was covered with mushrooms.










But was happy with ice-cream for dessert.

June 8, 2013 Barefoot Park

Today was "Cousin Day" as Hailey's friend Laney has her cousin visiting her also. So they went to Zum BarfuBpfad in Bad Sobernheim.

Which is a park that you walk around barefoot to activate your senses and increase your health.

They walked through cold muddy water with rocks at the bottom.
















Walked a balance beam.













Did some barrel walking.













Played on the teeter totter with Hailey.




















They had a picnic of salami, cheese, baguette, gummy bears and Pringles.  That they bought at a German market.

























If you want more information about the park go to the park website.

Amanda's First Few Days

Amanda, Hailey and friends rode the train to Kaiserslautern to participate in the 2nd Annual Apocalypse Pub Crawl on June 1st.

                                                                                                                                                           She skyped me to get the recipe for crepes.  When she realized how much they cost to buy them she decided she could make them a lot cheaper.  Looks like she did a great job.

Chicken Teriyaki and Rice

She has also been cooking dinner.  I hope she keeps this up when she comes home.